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Is it possible in Windows 2008 R2 to be able to right click an HTML link (with IE as default, Chrome doesn't have the "Print" option on the right-click) and completely bypass the printer selection menu and print straight from the default printer?

I tried right-click printing pdf's, various image files, csv's, xls's, etc., all worked fine, printed without the printer selection menu. This only occurs with HTML links.

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If you right click on the HTML element that has no Print option and see it's value it will probably empty.

A right-click on the browser is an event which triggers an action based on the context it is called from. If you click on a link tag which has no value itself, you are not going to get a print option in the menu because there is nothing to print. This is a likely scenario, you can also read up on the "Media" HTML attribute. It has a Print option which helps the browser know what stuff is for.

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    This is really a comment and not an answer to the original question. You can always comment on your own posts, and once you have sufficient reputation you will be able to comment on any post. Please read Why do I need 50 reputation to comment? What can I do instead? Commented Sep 29, 2016 at 10:55
  • Okay, here is the answer. A right click on the browser is an event which triggers an action based on the context it is called from. If you click on a link tag which has no value itself, you are not going to get a print option in the menu because there is nothing to print. This is a likely scenario, you can also read up on the "Media" HTML attribute. It has a Print option which helps the browser know what stuff is for. Commented Sep 29, 2016 at 13:21
  • @PetarAtanasov - You should edit your answer instead of submitting comment. Commented Sep 29, 2016 at 13:47

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